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A 52-year-old Northridge man was hit and killed by a van Sunday night on Pacific Coast Highway south of Yerba Buena Road, near the county line, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.

The crash was reported at around 8:45 p.m. near County Line Beach between Neptune's Net and Tonga Street. Multiple firefighter units and emergency medical crews initially responded to the scene. They described the victim as being in traumatic full arrest before he was pronounced dead.

The name of the man was not released as of Monday afternoon pending notification of next of kin, the CHP said.

The man was apparently trying to cross PCH on a stretch of road where there aren't any marked crosswalks, according to CHP Officer Sergio Perez. Nevertheless, people often cross the street there to get access to the beach, he said.

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A 2011 Chrysler van going northbound struck the pedestrian who was walking eastbound, CHP officials said. The van driver was not injured, and impaired driving did not appear to be a factor, authorities said.

As of 11:20 p.m. southbound lanes at Yerba Buena Road remained closed and officials did not know when they would reopen. The body remained on scene past 10:30 p.m.

Northbound traffic into the county was being allowed through but it was slow.

The area was foggy Sunday night and the sound of surf rolling in could be heard as investigators worked the scene.

As of Monday afternoon, the incident was still under investigation by the Ventura area CHP office. Anyone with information is asked to call 805-662-2640.